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ligule

a small, scale-like outgrowth from a leaf, found in club mosses and some grasses.
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Further, in subsequent segments the dorsal cirri are barely longer than the upper notopodial ligules, whereas in N.
?Que tan falsa es Nereis falsa (Annelida, Phyllodocida, Nereididae)?
Soluble and reducer sugars content in the ligules: assessed as MATTIUZ et al.
Postharvest quality of red gerberas depending on the storage temperature/Qualidade pos-colheita de gerberas vermelhas em funcao da temperatura de armazenamento
For example, the large size of its ligules may be used as a landing platform for floral visitors with a range of sizes (Leppik, 1977).
Effectiveness of vectors of pollen and longevity of capitula for four species of Asteraceae in central Mexico
Leaves 5-11, basal; blades 9-32 cm long, 2.6-5.2 mm wide, ascending, membranaceous, flattish, glabrous, the margins antrorsely scabrous, terminating in a scabrate attenuated tip; inner band of leaf sheaths hyaline or pale brown, glabrous, apex concave; ligules 2-3.5 mm long, acute.
Carex and Uncinia (Cyperaceae, Cariceae) from the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile
aureum (C4) had large involucel bracts, which were ovate or circular, and large cauline leaves, amplexicaul at base, cordate or with large ligules. It is for the first time that species from the Sinkiang area have been studied in genetic analysis, although there are many Bupleurum species being investigated (Neves and Watson, 2004).
ITS sequence analysis used for molecular identification of the Bupleurum species from northwestern China
Ligules are short pointed membranes averaging 0.8 mm in length.
Registration of 'Tejas 1' Texas bluegrass
The populations studied were verified to be Nereis acuminata [or its synonyms (Day 1973) Nereis (Neanthes) arenaceodentata, and Nereis (Neanthes) caudata] based on morphology of denticles, setae, ligules, cirri, and head shape (Ehlers 1868; Moore 1903; Pettibone 1963; Day 1973).
Presumptive rapid speciation after a founder event in a laboratory population of Nereis: allozyme electrophoretic evidence does not support the hypothesis
Diagnosis: The prostomium is split anteriorly and the notopodial ligules are well developed anteriorly but reduced in posterior segments.
Some intertidal and shallow water polychaetes of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica
Expanded leaves were measured from their ligules, expanding leaves from the ligule of the last fully expanded leaf, and the measure of senescent leaves considered only the green portion of the leaf blade.
Ingestive behavior of hoggets given different types of supplement on ryegrass pasture/Comportamento ingestivo de borregas recebendo diferentes tipos de suplemento em pastagem de azevem
Ligules yellow, the outer with a dark red stripe on outer face.
Pilosella argyrogaliciana, P. argyrolegionensis and P. megargyrocoma (Asteraceae): three new species from the Cantabrian Mountains (N. Spain)/Pilosella argyrogaliciana, P. argyrolegionensis y P. megargyrocoma (Asteraceae): tres nuevas especies de la Cordillera Cantdbrica (N Espana)
Collars can contain appendages such as auricles and ligules.
Glossary
Leaves 3-9; blades 4-16(-23) cm long, (0.7-)1-3.4 mm wide, flattish or channelled (at least proximally), glabrous, margins with unbranched and 2-branched prickle hairs, the unbranched ones antrorse or retrorse; inner band of leaf sheaths white-hyaline or pale brown, glabrous, the apex slightly concave; ligules 0.5-1.5 mm long, more or less rounded.
A new species of Uncinia (Cyperaceae) from the new world and the first report of U. Chilensis from Argentina
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